IIT Roorkee, in partnership with Futurense, launches India’s first Advanced Certification in AI Engineering & AIOps

The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee), one of India’s most prestigious engineering institutions, in partnership with Futurense, has unveiled a first-of-its-kind Advanced Certification in AI Engineering & AIOps. Scheduled to go live in August 2025, this 9-month program is tailored for working professionals and engineers looking to lead the next wave of AI innovation at scale.

With a curriculum engineered for real-world relevance, this certification is the first in India to focus explicitly on cloud-native GenAI and Agentic AI deployment, addressing the growing production gap in AI implementation across industries, which makes the engineers hireable in today’s market. Participants will master end-to-end AI workflows from designing and fine-tuning large language models (LLMs) to deploying full-stack systems on cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, and GCP.

“This program is more about operationalising it at scale,” said Prof. Kamal Kishore Pant, Director of IIT Roorkee. “As industries demand real-time, always-on intelligence, this program equips professionals to become architects of future-ready AI systems that are scalable, secure, and impactful.”

“As GenAI becomes the operating system of global innovation, India must lead not just in theory, but in real-world deployment,” said Raghav Gupta, Founder & CEO of Futurense. “This program, backed by IIT Roorkee’s academic rigour and the Futurense Leadership Council’s industry mentorship, is engineered to transform engineers into cloud-native AI leaders.”

Why This Program Stands Out

• First-of-its-Kind in India: IIT-certified program focused on production-grade GenAI, Agentic AI & AIOps

• Cloud-First Engineering Approach: Hands-on training in deploying AI systems on AWS, Azure & GCP

• Full-Stack Capability Building: From AI foundations to real-time orchestration, MLOps & AI observability

• Capstone-Driven Learning: Work on end-to-end projects including multi-agent workflows, GenAI deployments, and LLM pipelines

• Global Credential: Certification from IIT Roorkee, ranked #8 in Engineering by NIRF 2024

• Optional Campus Immersion: Engage with IIT faculty, peers, and AI leaders in a 3-day hands-on immersion

Bridging the Production Gap in GenAI

Despite breakthroughs in LLMs and open-source AI models, over 90% of GenAI pilots fail to reach production due to integration gaps, DevOps immaturity, and cloud complexity. This program addresses this challenge head-on by blending AI model design with DevOps, orchestration, and secure deployment, training a new generation of Full-Stack AI Engineers who are ready to build enterprise-grade systems from scratch.

Who Should Enroll?

The program is ideal for:

• AI Engineers, Cloud Developers & MLOps Experts

• Data Scientists transitioning to GenAI roles

• DevOps Professionals adding AI expertise

• Founders & Entrepreneurs building AI-first products

• Technology professionals seeking cross-skilling in AI + Cloud

Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree in STEM with a minimum of 50%, preferably with 1+ year of experience. Freshers with relevant certifications may also apply. A mandatory pre-screening test ensures program readiness.

Tools, Platforms & Curriculum Highlights

Participants will gain hands-on experience with industry-leading tools, including LangChain, AutoGen, Hugging Face, Docker, Kubernetes, TensorFlow, PyTorch, and MLflow, alongside training on agent-based systems, vector databases, prompt engineering, cloud-native orchestration, and many more.

The curriculum also features:

• LLM development and deployment

• AIOps for observability and rollback

• Ethical AI design and compliance frameworks

• Use cases across Finance, Operations, Compliance, and SaaS

Launch Timeline

• Applications Open: June 2025

• Program Start Date: August 2025

• Duration: 9 Months (Weekend Online Sessions)

• Mode: Hybrid (Live Online + Optional 3-Day Campus Immersion)

• Program Fee: ₹1.25 Lakhs + GST